Econlinks

• "If the Obama administration fails to revive the economy, will it be because Summers is too influential over economic policy, or not influential enough?"

• How much capsaicin would you like/can you stand? For the true chili aficionados among you, perhaps the Dorset naga? I'll pass on that one :-).

• E-cigarettes are en vogue. An option that could ensure the perfect exercise of the freedom of choice, without the typical negative externality such as passive smoking for the others.

• The only company without liquidity problems in these hard times...

• Bryan Graham's note to potential PhD students. Some specificities to UC Berkeley Econ, but otherwise general enough-- might be a good idea to have something like this on your webprofile, if you plan to have doctoral students...

• The Leprechaun bailout (hat tip to Greg Mankiw).

• Lars von Trier's "Dogville" (IMDb, RottenTomatoes) as an illustration of general equilibrium properties: an Economists' Voice brief article by Harmgart and Huck (earlier ungated version)